Amber and Matt Robinson attended the second day of a five-day hearing at Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, which will decide whether their 23-year-old son Tyler stands trial for the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The hearing matters because prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, and the case has drawn intense global attention, though only 13 journalists were granted seats in the courtroom.

The Robinsons have largely remained composed and expressionless throughout graphic testimony that reportedly unsettled Judge Tony Graf and moved Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, to leave the courtroom in tears. Amber Robinson showed her first visible emotion on Wednesday, appearing to fight back tears as a police officer testified about interviewing her following her son's arrest. Neither parent has sought to catch Tyler's eye, and he has not turned to look at them.